2019 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Playoffs
The Gladiators' next match was against the third-seeded San Francisco Shock on September 12. Los Angeles came out flat on the first map, Busan, and found themselves quickly down 0–1. From then on, the Gladiators put on a much better showing, showcasing great ultimate combinations between Chang-hoon "rOar" Gye on Orisa and Gui-un "Decay" Jang on Doomfist. While they were able to keep the battle competitive, the Shock proved to be too much to handle, as Los Angeles fell on King's Row and Horizon Lunar Colony. Down 0–3, the Gladiators sent the match to Rialto for map four.


2019 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Playoffs
On their attack, the Gladiators completed the map, largely due to a stellar performance by João Pedro "Hydration" Goes Telles on Pharah. However, the Shock responded by completing the map with one of the fastest times in the history of the OWL on their attack; San Francisco won the map in overtime rounds. The 0–4 loss ended the Gladiators' playoff run.


2019 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:


2019 Los Angeles Marathon
The 2019 Los Angeles Marathon, the 34th annual edition of the Los Angeles Marathon, was held in Los Angeles, California, United States on March 24, 2019. The men's race was won by Kenya's Elisha Barno, and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Askale Merachi in a course record time. The race is the fourth-largest marathon in the U.S. with 19,992 finishers. The last finisher crossed the finish line 8:43:03 after the 6:55 a.m. start.


2019 Los Angeles Marathon, Summary
Elisha Barno won the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon with a record time for a Kenyan runner of 2:11:45, John Korir Kipsang of Kenya finished second with a time of 2:11:52, Juan Luis Barrios finished third with a time of 2:11:59.


2019 Los Angeles Marathon, Summary
For 15 miles, several of the elite men ran together in a pack. With Korir often leading the pack, there was little to no gap between those at the front, which included fellow Kenyans Weldon Kirui and Philemon Cheboi, Mexican Juan Luis Barrios, and American Tyler McCandless. Shortly after the 20 mile mark, Korir surged ahead, cranking out sub-5 minute miles. The gap between him and the rest of the pack widened to nearly a half-minute with three miles to go.


2019 Los Angeles Marathon, Summary
In the last half mile, Korir ran past the roar of the crowd on Ocean Avenue toward Santa Monica Pier, unaware that Barno was closing the gap by running a furious pace. Korir's pace had slowed considerably; he did not look back, and with only 200 meters left, Barno passed him.


2019 Los Angeles Marathon, Summary
Barno, an experienced marathoner with four consecutive marathon wins at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, crossed the finish line seven seconds ahead of Korir and collapsed on the blacktop, covering his face with his hands. Korir crossed the finish, made the sign of the cross, knelt next to him, grabbed his hand and congratulated him on the win. It was the closest finish in the Los Angeles men's marathon history.


2019 Los Angeles Marathon, Summary
Askale Merachi won the women's race with a time of 2:24:11. She left the pack of lead women with Cynthia Jerop, and the two ran side by side until just after the 20-mile mark.


2019 Los Angeles Marathon, Summary
Joshua Cassidy won the men's wheelchair race and Katrina Gerhard claimed the women's equivalent.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season
The 2019 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 82nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 83rd overall, their 53rd in the Greater Los Angeles Area and their third under head coach Sean McVay. It also marked the Rams' final season playing their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, as the team moved into SoFi Stadium in Inglewood beginning with the 2020 season alongside the Los Angeles Chargers.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season
They entered the season as the defending NFC champions looking to bounce back after their Super Bowl LIII loss to the New England Patriots and attempt to become the first team since the 2014 Seattle Seahawks to repeat as NFC champions and return to the Super Bowl. as well as attempt to become the second team in a row (after the 2018 New England Patriots) to win the Super Bowl the year after losing it. However, the Rams failed to match their 13–3 record from 2018 after a 17–12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season
Although the Rams' temporary stadium was officially known as United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this season, the team removed any references to the corporate sponsor due to a team sponsorship from one of its competitors, American Airlines.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season
Despite starting the season at 3–0, the Rams lost 7 of their final 13 games and, after a 34–31 loss to their NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers in Week 16, were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2016. This was their first non-playoff season under head coach Sean McVay.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Roster changes, Undrafted free agents
Following the 2019 NFL Draft, the Rams signed 19 undrafted rookie free agents who would compete for roster spots and participate in the team's offseason and training camp programs.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Preseason
The Rams announced that they would host a preseason game at Aloha Stadium outside Honolulu, Hawaii. On March 21, the exhibition matchup between the Rams and the Dallas Cowboys was officially announced for Saturday, August 17. Continuing a trend he had established the previous season, head coach Sean McVay kept his established starters off the field for the entire preseason, with only his special teams unit of long snapper Jacob McQuaide, punter Johnny Hekker, and kicker Greg Zuerlein in their regular season roles.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Carolina Panthers
Shaking off a slow start, Todd Gurley had 97 rushing yards while Malcolm Brown added 53 yards and two touchdowns as the Rams won their season opener for the third time in as many years under head coach Sean McVay. Following a scoreless first quarter, Los Angeles took the lead on a 49-yard field goal by kicker Greg Zuerlein. Linebacker Samson Ebukam deflected a lateral attempt by Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and recovered the fumble, which helped set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Brown and a 10-0 Rams lead. Both L.A. and Carolina traded field goals before halftime.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Carolina Panthers
Zuerlein added his third field goal and Brown added a second touchdown in the third quarter as the Rams held a 23-13 advantage going into the fourth quarter. Gurley, who was held to only eight yards on five carries in the first half, had 89 yards on nine attempts in the second half and helped to set up the Rams' final score, a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jared Goff to tight end Tyler Higbee. Goff completed 23 of 39 passes for 186 yards, while wide receiver Robert Woods led the team in receptions (eight) and receiving yards (70).


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Carolina Panthers
Making his return to the lineup after a season-ending injury in 2018, wide receiver Cooper Kupp had seven receptions for 46 yards. On defense, linebacker Cory Littleton had an interception, a forced fumble and fumble recovery to go along with his team-high eight tackles, while fellow linebacker Dante Fowler added a pair of sacks and Clay Matthews III had another in his first game with the Rams. Another new Ram, safety Eric Weddle, was taken out of the game in the second quarter following a collision with Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey that resulted in a head laceration.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints
Playing their home opener at the renovated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the final time, the Rams hosted the Saints in a rematch of the 2018 NFC Championship Game and came away with a convincing victory. The game featured a strong defensive effort by both teams in the first half and early in the third quarter, as they traded two field goals each, with Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein connecting on attempts from 24 and 22 yards in the first half.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints
A possible touchdown for the Saints after DE Cameron Jordan stripped Goff and returned the fumble for a score was controversially blown dead. With the score tied at 6–6 midway through the third quarter, the Rams mounted a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 4-yard touchdown run by Todd Gurley to give them a 13–6 advantage. After the Rams defense had back-to-back sacks to force a Saints punt, JoJo Natson returned the kick 32 yards to set the Rams up at the New Orleans 26.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints
Three rushes for 16 yards by running back Malcolm Brown put the Rams on the 2-yard line and quarterback Jared Goff connected with wide receiver Brandin Cooks for the score. Following a Saints field goal early in the fourth quarter, the Rams faced third-and-2 from their own 33 when Goff hit wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who broke four tackles as he weaved through the Saints defense for a spectacular 66-yard catch-and-run before being brought down inches from the goal line. On the next play from scrimmage, Goff scored on a quarterback sneak to end the day's scoring.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints
Kupp had five receptions for 120 yards, both team highs, in his first game back at the Coliseum since suffering a torn ACL there 10 months earlier. Goff completed 19 of 28 passes for 283 yards and two scores with no interceptions, and Gurley had 63 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown. Defensively, safety Eric Weddle and linebacker Cory Littleton shared the team lead in tackles with five each, while linebacker Clay Matthews and defensive end Michael Brockers each had a sack.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints
Strong safety John Johnson added four tackles and an interception of Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who left the game in the first quarter with a hand injury and did not return. The Rams began their 38th and final season at the Coliseum, as they will move to SoFi Stadium in nearby Inglewood in 2020. The official name of the Rams' future stadium was announced earlier in the day on the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Safety John Johnson's end zone interception of Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield with 27 seconds remaining capped a successful goal line stand as the Rams improved to 3–0 with their first win on Sunday Night Football in 14 years. Los Angeles took a first quarter lead on a 53-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein, but fell behind for the first time in the season after giving up a pair of field goals to Browns kicker Austin Seibert.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Jared Goff completed 24 of 38 passes for 269 yards with two touchdown passes to wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who finished with a team-high 11 receptions for 102 yards, while fellow wide receiver Brandin Cooks added eight receptions for 112 yards. Johnson led the Rams with nine tackles, with safety Eric Weddle and defensive end Michael Brockers adding six tackles each.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Clay Matthews III had three tackles with two sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass deflection playing in front of a FirstEnergy Stadium crowd that witnessed his father and namesake Clay Matthews Jr. be inducted into the Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor. The younger Matthews joined his family during the final moments of the halftime ceremony. The Rams won a Sunday Night game for the first time since a 20–10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys that was played on January 1, 2006, the final week of the 2005 NFL season.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jared Goff set personal bests for passing attempts, completions, and yards, but also had four turnovers (all of which led directly to Tampa Bay touchdowns) as the Rams lost for the first time in the season. Host Los Angeles fell behind 21–0 early in the second quarter and spent the rest of the day trying to catch up, as Goff tied a league record with 45 pass completions (Drew Bledsoe, New England vs. Minnesota, 1994), and his 68 pass attempts tied for third-most in league history (George Blanda, Houston vs. Buffalo, 1964; Jon Kitna, Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh, 2001).


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In addition to his new team records for single game attempts and completions, which broke marks previously held by Marc Bulger (vs. New York Giants, 2005), Goff's 517 passing yards tied with Tom Brady (New England vs. Miami, 2011) for the eighth-highest single-game total in NFL records, and was exceeded only by Norm Van Brocklin's league-record 554 yards against the New York Yanks in 1951 for the highest total in team history.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
However, Goff threw three interceptions and then fumbled once with just over a minute remaining when he was sacked and stripped of the ball by Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett, with defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh picking it up and running it 37 yards for the touchdown to seal the victory against his former team. Wide receiver Robert Woods had a career-high 13 receptions for 164 yards, while Cooper Kupp added nine catches for 121 yards and a touchdown and running back Todd Gurley had seven receptions for 54 yards.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Though Gurley scored two rushing touchdowns, he ran the ball a career-low five times for only 16 yards as the large early deficit led the Rams to abandon the running game (11 attempts, 28 yards). Safety Eric Weddle had 15 tackles to lead the Rams, and cornerback Marcus Peters picked off a Jameis Winston pass and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks
Greg Zuerlein's 44-yard field goal attempt went wide right with 11 seconds remaining, and the Rams' comeback bid fell short at CenturyLink Field. Zuerlein ended L.A.'s first two drives with field goals of 47 and 32 yards for a 6–0 first-quarter lead. After Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw two touchdowns to put his team up 14–6, Jared Goff guided the Rams on an eight-play, 62-yard drive that was capped with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Goff to wide receiver Cooper Kupp, who finished with a team-high nine receptions for 117 yards.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks
In the second half, running back Todd Gurley (15 carries, 51 yards) scored two rushing touchdowns and Zuerlein added his third field goal (36 yards) to give the Rams a 29–24 advantage with less than 10 minutes to play in the fourth quarter, but Wilson led his team to the go-ahead touchdown with just over two minutes remaining.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks
Tight end Gerald Everett had a career single-game best seven receptions for 136 yards, and caught three passes for 46 yards on the Rams' final drive to set up Zuerlein's fourth and final attempt of the day, which just missed the upright and denied L.A.'s bid for a third straight win at Seattle (and fourth in five years). Goff completed 29 of 49 passes for 395 with one touchdown and one interception.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks
Making his first professional NFL start, rookie free agent linebacker Troy Reeder led the Rams with 13 tackles (eight solo) and linebacker Clay Matthews III had five tackles, including a sack, but was flagged for a questionable roughing the passer penalty that kept the Seahawks' final scoring drive alive. With the loss, the Rams fell to 3–2 on the season, while the Seahawks improved to 4–1.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
A critical turnover broke open a tie game in the second half as the 49ers shut down the Rams' offense in a key NFC West battle at the Coliseum. Los Angeles fell to 3–3, losing three games in a row for the first time in the Sean McVay era. Quarterback Jared Goff, who two weeks earlier had passed for a career-high 517 yards in a loss to Tampa Bay, was held to a career-low 78 passing yards and was sacked four times.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Playing without Todd Gurley, the Rams running game started fast on its opening drive, going 56 yards on seven plays (all runs) with wide receiver Robert Woods scoring a touchdown from eight yards out to give Los Angeles an early 7–0 lead; however, Gurley's replacement, Malcolm Brown, who rushed five times for 40 yards on the opening drive, was held to four carries and one yard for the remainder of the game, and failed twice to score from the 1-yard line in a second-quarter goal-line stand.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Rookie running back Darrell Henderson saw his first significant playing time of the season, carrying three times for 40 yards to set up that second-quarter scoring opportunity, but he failed to handle Goff's pitchout on the first play of the second half, and four plays later, the 49ers went ahead for good. The San Francisco defense held the Rams to only seven rushing yards on seven attempts after halftime, and gave up only one pass play of more than nine yards in the entire game. In addition, the Rams offense went 0-for-15 on third and fourth down.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Rams defense was led by linebacker Cory Littleton, who had 14 tackles and a fumble recovery, and defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who had two sacks of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, including a forced fumble. The Rams held San Francisco's then-No. 1-ranked rushing offense to just 99 yards on 41 rushing plays. Cornerback Marcus Peters had four tackles and an interception in his final game with the Rams before being traded to the Baltimore Ravens two days later.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Atlanta Falcons
The Rams produced five sacks and forced three turnovers and snapped a five-game losing streak to Atlanta dating back to 2007 to improve to 4-3 on the season. Edge rusher Dante Fowler had a career-high three sacks among his team-leading seven total tackles (six solo) along with a pass deflection and a forced fumble. In his first game with the Rams following a midseason trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, cornerback Jalen Ramsey had four tackles and a forced fumble.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Atlanta Falcons
On offense, quarterback Jared Goff (268 yards) passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, while Robert Woods led the Rams with five receptions for 80 yards. Running back Todd Gurley contributed 41 yards rushing and had his first TD reception of the season, and the Rams allowed no sacks and were turnover-free for the first time in 2019. Kicker Greg Zuerlein had three field goals, while punter Johnny Hekker connected on a 23-yard pass to Nick Scott on a fake punt to help up a Rams score.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught seven passes for a career-high 220 yards and a touchdown to lead the Rams to their first win over the Bengals since 2003.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Kupp, who had five catches for 165 yards in the first half alone, scored on a wild double-reverse flea-flicker play midway through the second quarter in which he took a handoff from quarterback Jared Goff going right, then handed the ball to fellow wide receiver Robert Woods going left, who then tossed it back to a waiting Goff, who found Kupp breaking free down the right sideline for the touchdown that put the Rams ahead for good.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Goff completed 17 of 31 passes for 372 yards and two touchdowns (while also not committing a turnover or being sacked for the second straight game), while wide receiver Josh Reynolds had three receptions for 73 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown, playing in relief of starter Brandin Cooks, who suffered a concussion on the Rams' opening drive and did not return to the game. Rookie safety Taylor Rapp led the defense with 12 tackles, while the Rams combined for five sacks on the day.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Head coach Sean McVay remained undefeated (10-0) against AFC opponents during the regular season, getting the win over Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, who spent the two previous seasons on McVay's staff as a Rams assistant coach. The game also marked a significant milestone for Rams offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth, a 14-year NFL veteran who spent his first 11 seasons playing for the Bengals. With the victory, Whitworth became only the 12th starter in league history to earn victories over all 32 NFL teams.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
In a sloppy game marred by 10 penalties and costly turnovers, the Rams fell to the host Steelers in a defensive battle at Heinz Field. Linebacker Dante Fowler gave Los Angeles a 7-0 lead just 14 seconds into the game when a shotgun snap went over Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph's head. Fowler easily scooped up the ball and ran 26 yards for his first career NFL touchdown.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
While Pittsburgh was able to tie the score with a touchdown at the end of the first quarter, the Rams continued to struggle on offense in the first half, ending their first five offensive drives in Johnny Hekker punts. The sixth drive ended disastrously just after the two-minute warning, when quarterback Jared Goff was hit as he attempted to get rid of the ball, which was then picked up by Steelers cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick who returned it 43 yards to put the Steelers ahead 14-7.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Rams turned over the ball twice in the third quarter before mounting an 11-play, 76-yard drive that ended with a 30-yard field goal by kicker Greg Zuerlein just before the end of the period. Early in the fourth quarter, the Rams pulled to within 14-12 when defensive tackle Aaron Donald (making his first appearance as a pro in Pittsburgh, where he played his high school and college football) sacked Rudolph in the end zone for a safety.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers
But the Steelers were able to convert a field goal to increase their lead to 17-12 and the Rams' final drive ended with Goff throwing his second interception of the day with under 30 seconds remaining. Tight end Gerald Everett caught a team-high eight receptions for 68 yards and wide receiver Robert Woods had seven receptions for 95 yards. Running back Todd Gurley ran for 72 yards on just 12 carries, but didn't carry the ball at all during the fourth quarter. Linebacker Cory Littleton had 13 combined tackles, while Donald had six total tackles, including three for losses, including a safety.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
Todd Gurley matched his season-high with 97 rushing yards on 25 carries, including 1-yard touchdown run late in the first half as the Rams bounced back with a victory over the Bears before a Sunday Night Football audience. Despite turning over the ball on offense on the first two drives, host Los Angeles held firm on defense, forcing Chicago to turn over the ball on downs on one drive and ending with missed field goals on two others.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
Greg Zuerlein converted a 38-yard field goal for the game's first points, and cornerback Troy Hill intercepted a pass from Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to help set up a 50-yard pass from Jared Goff to wide receiver Cooper Kupp that ended just short of the goal line. Gurley himself ran it in one play later to give the Rams a 10-0 lead at halftime.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
The Bears were able to pull within three points after a Trubisky touchdown pass, the Rams were able to extend their lead back to 10 points as running back Malcolm Brown scored on a 5-yard run midway through the fourth period for the Rams' final points. Gurley added 36 yards on three receptions, which tied both Kupp and Josh Reynolds for the team lead on a quiet production day in which the Rams mustered only 283 total yards on offense. Rookie safety Taylor Rapp led the Rams with eight total tackles, while Aaron Donald had two sacks and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week as Los Angeles improved to 6-4 on the season.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens
In front of a nationwide audience on Monday Night Football, the Rams suffered the worst home loss in franchise history as the visiting Ravens dominated all phases of the game. Baltimore became the fourth team in the 21st century to score touchdowns on their first six drives in a game, as quarterback Lamar Jackson completed 15 of 20 passes for 169 yards and five touchdowns, while also running for 95 yards on only eight carries. Todd Gurley carried the ball only six times for 22 yards, while Jared Goff passed for 212 yards with two interceptions.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Kicker Greg Zuerlein's two-second quarter field goals represented all of the scoring for the Rams in their biggest defeat in Los Angeles since a 52-14 loss to Chicago in 1963, and their worst loss under head coach Sean McVay. It was also the Rams' first loss wearing their yellow color rush uniforms after four previous victories.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals
The Rams bounced back from the Ravens' loss with their fifth straight win at Arizona. Quarterback Jared Goff, who did not throw a single touchdown during the month of November, turned in his best performance of the year completing 32 of 43 passes for 424 yards and two touchdowns, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the third time in his career. Tight end Tyler Higbee caught seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown, while Robert Woods had 13 receptions for 172 yards, both single-game career highs for the veteran wide receiver.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals
Running back Todd Gurley added 95 rushing yards and a touchdown on 19 carries as the Rams built a 27-0 lead midway through the third quarter. Defensively, Los Angeles was equally dominant, combining for six sacks of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray. Under constant pressure throughout the game, Murray rushed a pass that was picked off by rookie safety Taylor Rapp, who returned his first career interception 31 yards for a touchdown and a 34-7 Rams lead. Aaron Donald had 1.5 sacks, while linebacker Cory Littleton led the team with eight total tackles, including a sack.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Playing again at home in front of a national TV audience for the third time in four weeks, the Rams boosted their record to 8-5 with a strong Sunday Night Football win over the visiting Seahawks. After giving up a field goal to Seattle, the Rams took the lead for good on Malcolm Brown's 1-yard touchdown run with just over five minutes left in the first quarter, capping off an 8-play, 75-yard drive.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks
In the second period, Jared Goff threw touchdown passes to wide receivers Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, the latter coming with 51 seconds remaining to give Los Angeles a 21-3 lead. The Rams offense sputtered in the third period as Goff threw interceptions on his team's first two drives, including one returned 55 yards by safety Quandre Diggs for a Seattle touchdown. At the start of the fourth quarter, Goff found tight end Tyler Higbee for a 32-yard gain on a screen pass to spark a drive.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Woods caught a 20-yard pass, then ran twice for 29 yards to give the Rams a first-and-goal at the Seattle 7. From there, Todd Gurley scored his ninth rushing touchdown of the season, finishing the play-off with a stiff-arm of Seahawks cornerback Tre Flowers. Gurley finished with 79 yards on 23 carries, while Higbee led the Rams on offense with seven receptions for 116 yards. On defense, linebacker Cory Littleton had 10 total tackles (eight solo) while fellow linebacker Samson Ebukam had two of the Rams' five sacks of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys
The Rams' playoff hopes suffered a devastating blow as the host Cowboys took control with three unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter. After Jared Goff's 2-yard touchdown pass to Todd Gurley tied the score at 7-7, Dallas wide receiver Tavon Austin haunted his former team with a 59-yard touchdown reception from Dak Prescott. Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott then scored two touchdowns in the quarter's final two minutes, the first a 1-yard run to cap off a 14-play, 97-yard drive, and the second coming four plays after a Goff interception to put Dallas ahead 28-7 at halftime.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys
Elliott (24 carries, 117 yards) and fellow running back Tony Pollard (12 carries, 131 yards) helped the Cowboys dominate offensively. For the Rams, Gurley scored a rushing touchdown while Goff threw a TD pass to Cooper Kupp in the game's final minute. Tight end Tyler Higbee caught 12 passes for 111 yards, while on defense the Rams were held without a sack.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers
Taking on the NFC's top team, the Rams battled the 49ers in a wild showdown, but critical errors in the final minute of both halves doomed Los Angeles, which was eliminated from the playoff race with the loss. Wide receiver Brandin Cooks scored only his second touchdown of the season on the Rams' opening drive on a 10-yard pass from Jared Goff, while Todd Gurley added another score on a 5-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers
Gurley scored again on a 1-yard run midway through the second period, giving him 58 rushing touchdowns for his career, tying him with Hall of Fame predecessor Marshall Faulk for the most in Rams franchise history. With a 21-10 lead, the Rams seemed poised for an upset, but after the defense gave up a touchdown run to Raheem Mostert, Goff threw an interception to 49er linebacker Fred Warner, who ran untouched 46 yards to put San Francisco in front 24-21 just 46 seconds before halftime.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers
The Rams reclaimed the lead late in the third period as Goff connected with wide receiver Cooper Kupp for a 22-yard scoring pass. The 49ers answered with tight end George Kittle's 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo midway through the fourth quarter to lead 31-28. Greg Zuerlein's 52-yard field goal tied the game at 31-31 with 2:30 remaining, but the 49ers prevailed as they twice converted on third-and-16 plays.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers
Garoppolo, who was sacked six times, hit eight times and intercepted twice, made both clutch throws, the last one a 46-yard completion down the middle to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders which set up kicker Robbie Gould's successful 33-yard field goal as time ran out. Goff passed for 323 yards, but his pick six late in the second quarter proved costly. Wide receiver Robert Woods had eight receptions for 117 yards, while tight end Tyler Higbee had nine catches for 104 yards, his fourth straight game over 100 yards.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers
Defensively, Rams' linebacker Dante Fowler had 2.5 sacks and Jalen Ramsey added an interception, but a blown coverage by rookie safety Taylor Rapp gave the 49ers their final scoring opportunity. With the loss, the Rams fell to 8–7 and were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2016 and for the first time under Sean McVay as the head coach. It was also the last game the team wore their white St. Louis color scheme jerseys.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Rams avoided the mistakes that had plagued them the entire season to end 2019 with a victory in the team's final game played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Quarterback Jared Goff passed for 319 yards and three touchdowns to three different receivers. Running back Malcolm Brown added the other Rams touchdown, while kicker Greg Zuerlein converted a 47-yard field goal on L.A.'s opening drive. Punter Johnny Hekker punted four times and had three downed inside the 20, a performance which earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for Week 17.


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Safety Eric Weddle had seven tackles to lead the Rams on defense. Safety Taylor Rapp and cornerback Darious Williams both had interceptions of Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray, who also lost two fumbles (one recovered by Rapp, the other by linebacker Cory Littleton) as the Rams recorded their sixth straight win versus Arizona. With the victory the Rams finished 9-7, an identical record to the 1979 season, when the Rams last bade farewell to the Coliseum (losing their final game at home 29-14 to New Orleans).


2019 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
In their four-year return, the Rams finished with a 16–15 record at the venue (including playoffs). After starting 4-11 the first two seasons (including a playoff loss in 2017 to the Atlanta Falcons), the Rams went 12-4 their final two years at home (including their 2018 win against the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round of the playoffs), with a 4–3 mark in 2019. A special logo noting the Rams' history at the Coliseum was worn by Rams players for the game and also was painted at midfield along with classic blue and yellow patterns in the end zone reflecting the team's past in the stadium, which it called home for 38 total seasons.


2019 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season will tip off on May 26, 2019, versus the Las Vegas Aces.


2019 Los Angeles Sparks season
During the off-season, head coach Brian Agler resigned and accepted the head coach position with the Dallas Wings. On December 5, former NBA player Derek Fisher was announced as the new head coach.


2019 Los Angeles Sparks season
The Sparks started the season with a 6–6 record in the first two months, never stringing together more than two wins in a row. The team improved in July, when they went 5–2. However, both losses came against eventual non-playoff teams. Their good form continued into August, with the team going 8–4 and putting together a five game win streak. The turn around game mostly at home, with the Sparks posting a 9–0 home record during July and August. The team finished out the season with three straight wins at home. Their 22–12 overall record, secured them the third seed in the playoffs.


2019 Los Angeles Sparks season
After earning a bye in the first round, the Sparks easily defeated the Seattle Storm at home, 92–69. This set up a semifinal matchup with the Connecticut Sun. The Sparks lost the first two road games in the series, and couldn't win the third game at home. The Sun swept the Sparks to end their season.


2019 Los Angeles Sparks season
After the 2019 season, Penny Toler was dismissed as general manager. Her dismissal came among rumors that she entered the locker room after a playoff game and gave a "obscenity-laced speech that also included several racial epithets".


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike
More than 30,000 public-school teachers of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) went on strike from January 14 to 22, 2019. Protesting low pay, large class sizes, inadequate support staffs of nurses and librarians, and the proliferation of charter schools, the teachers went on strike for the first time in the district in 30 years. The strike was authorized by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Background
In September 2018, 98% of UTLA union members authorized a strike over numerous disputes and a failure of months of contract negotiations.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Background
Demands included familiar issues such as salary increases and classroom size reduction, though a new issue predominated the discussions: the authority and control over the proliferation of charter schools. The fact-finding report failed to resolve matters; UTLA stated that a strike would proceed on January 10, 2019.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Strike and negotiations
On January 14, 2019, 30,000 teachers walked out in what was the first teacher's strike in Los Angeles since 1989. The strike lasted six days. Schools remained open, with replacement teachers and administrative staff filling in for the striking teachers, but school attendance was estimated to have dropped to less than half during the strike. Teachers and their supporters held rallies around the city, including at City Hall and LAUSD headquarters.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Strike and negotiations
UTLA and LAUSD reached a deal on January 22, 2019, after an all-night negotiating session.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Strike and negotiations
The agreement included a 6 percent pay raise for teachers, a reduction in class size by 4 students per class for grades four through 12 over the course of three years, the removal of a provision that had previously allowed larger class sizes during times of economic hardship, and a "commitment to provide a full-time nurse in every school" as well as a librarian for every middle and high school.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Strike and negotiations
The deal also included the establishment of 30 community schools around the district, modeled after similar programs in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Austin, Texas, seeking to provide students with social services and learning experiences in the arts. The deal contained no binding agreements on charter schools, but it did include a non-binding resolution calling on the state to establish a cap on charter schools.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Strike and negotiations, Post-Strike Successes: Legislative and Electoral
Following the strike, UTLA, together with the California Teachers Association, successfully lobbied California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign two bills into law to hold charter schools more accountable and to give school districts the power to deny charter authorizations. Senate Bill 126, previously vetoed by former Governor Jerry Brown, requires charter schools to conduct open meetings, produce requested records under the California Public Records Act and avoid conflicts of interest in contracts.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Strike and negotiations, Post-Strike Successes: Legislative and Electoral
Assembly Bill 1505 empowers school districts to deny charter authorizations that might negatively impact the fiscal health of the district and to close charter schools that fail to adequately serve special education students. On the electoral front, in May, 2019, a few months after the strike, UTLA celebrated the overwhelming election of the union endorsed candidate, Jackie Goldberg, former LAUSD school board member and former assemblywoman, to represent District Five on the LAUSD school board, shifting the balance of power to support existing neighborhood schools.


2019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike, Response
This was first teachers' strike in the LAUSD in 30 years. The strike encouraged a walkout in Virginia, a longtime right-to-work state scheduled to begin on January 28, 2019 if the Virginia Education Association does not have their demands met by the Government of Virginia.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season
The 2019 Los Angeles Valiant season was the second season of Los Angeles Valiant's existence in the Overwatch League. The Valiant entered the season under head coach Moon Byung-chul as the defending Pacific Division champions and looked to improve from their 2018 season, when the team qualified for the playoffs but fell in the semifinals to the London Spitfire.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season
Los Angeles struggled in the first stage of the season, not winning a single match in Stage 1. With the poor start, the Valiant fired head coach Moon and Mike "Packing10" Szklanny took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team's first victory came on April 12 in a 3–2 win over the Atlanta Reign. The Valiant finished Stage 2 with an improved, but disappointing, 3–4 record. After the All-Star break, the Valiant hit their stride.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season
Highlighted by a 3–1 win over the undefeated Vancouver Titans, the Valiant amassed a 5–2 record in Stage 3 to claim the sixth seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs. After taking down the Hangzhou Spark 3–2 in the quarterfinals, the Valiant fell to the San Francisco Shock, 0–4 in the semifinals. Despite the team's resurgence, a 0–4 to the Shock in the final match of the regular season prevented the Valiant from qualifying for the season playoffs.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Preceding offseason, Player re-signings
From August 1 to September 9, 2018, all Overwatch League teams that competed in the 2018 season could choose to extend their team's players' contracts. Valiant released three of their twelve players – tank Finnbjörn "Finnsi" Jónasson, tank Seb "Numlocked" Barton, and support Stefano "Verbo" Disalvo.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Preceding offseason, Free agency
All non-expansion teams could not enter the free agency period until October 8, 2018; they were able to sign members from their respective academy team and make trades until then. On September 13, Valiant acquired main tank Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk from Seoul Dynasty. On October 18, Valiant transferred DPS Terence "SoOn" Tarlier to an unnamed team, later revealed to be 2019 expansion team Paris Eternal. On the same day, Los Angeles traded assistant coaches Julien "Daemon" Ducros and Jordan "Gunba" Graham to Paris Eternal and Boston Uprising, respectively.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 1
Valiant opened their 2019 season with a 2–3 loss against Hangzhou Spark. Valiant would not find a single win in Stage 1 – a dramatic difference from the teams 2018 season, where Valiant finished with the best record in the Pacific Division. Two days after their final match of Stage 1, Valiant fired head coach Byungchul "Moon" Moon and announced that Mike "Packing10" Szklanny would the acting interim head coach on March 11.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 2
Los Angeles began Stage 2 on April 5 with a 0–4 sweep by San Francisco Shock to pick up their eighth consecutive loss of the season. Five days later, Valiant hired Marvin "Promise" Schröder, who previously was an assistant coach for Florida Mayhem, as an assistant coach. The team broke their losing streak on April 12 with a 3–2 victory over Atlanta Reign, marking their first win of the 2019 season. Valiant picked up a pair of wins throughout the remainder of the stage to finish with a Stage 2 record of 3–4.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 3
Prior to the start of Stage 3, the Valiant traded main tank Koo "Fate" Pan-seung to Florida Mayhem in exchange for off-tank Caleb "McGravy" McGarvey and Mayhem Academy players Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell and Johannes "Shax" Nielsen.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 3
Los Angeles opened Stage 3 on June 6 with a 1–3 loss to the Shanghai Dragons. The next day, the team parted ways with DPS Chae "Bunny" Jun-hyeok. The team rebounded from their previous loss the next day, as they swept the Chengdu Hunters, 4–0. The following week, the Valiant took on the Guangzhou Charge Los Angeles took advantage of the Charge's inability to change strategies throughout the match and came out with a 3–1 victory. The team's next match was against the Dragons, who had defeated them just weeks prior, on June 20.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 3
The team built on their recent momentum and took a 3–1 win. Three days later, the Valiant took on the undefeated Vancouver Titans. Despite losing the first map, the Valiant stormed back to take the next three maps and won the match 3–1, snapping the Titans 19-game winning streak and handing them their first loss of the regular season. For their final week of the stage, the Valiant first took on the Hangzhou Spark on June 27.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 3
The match went down to the wire, as the teams went to a fifth tiebreaker map, but Los Angeles could not pull out the win and lost 2–3. The team's final match of the stage was against the London Spitfire the following day. The Valiant utilized an effective Sombra composition throughout the match and swept the Spitfire, 4–0.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 3
Finishing Stage 3 with an impressive 5–2 record, the Valiant claimed the sixth seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs. For their quarterfinals match, the team took on the third-seeded Hangzhou Spark on 12 July. The match opened on Ilios, while Hangzhou kept it close in both rounds, the Valiant came out with a map win. The Spark quickly turned it around, however, claiming wins on Hollywood and Paris, largely due to a strong performance from main tank Xu "guxue" Qiulin on Winston on both maps.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 3
However, the Valiant evened the match score with a win on Havana, bringing the match to a fifth tiebreaker map. The match went to Oasis; the Valiant handed the Spark their first ever map five loss and won the series 3–2. Advancing to the semifinals, the Valiant faced the Stage 2 Champions San Francisco Shock the following day. After losing on the first map, Oasis, the Valiant selected Eichenwalde for map two. The Shock were able to complete the map on their attack, but the Valiant were unable to do the same. Coming out of the match break down 0–2, the Valiant could not turn things around, as they fell on the following two maps to get swept, 0–4.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 4
Prior to the beginning of Stage 4, which would include the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the league, main tank Kim "KuKi" Dae-kuk retired. Additionally, the Valiant transferred support Kim "Izayaki" Min-chul, who mostly acted as a substitute for Park "KariV" Young-seo throughout the season, to the Shanghai Dragons.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 4
The Valiant's first match of Stage 4 was against the Paris Eternal on July 27. After winning the first two maps, the Valiant fell on maps three and four, pushing the match to a fifth tiebreaker map. The two-hour match concluded with Los Angeles winning on the final map, Busan, to win the series, 3–2. The team's next match was against the Seoul Dynasty on August 1. Like their previous match, the series went to a fifth tiebreaker map; however, the Valiant did not come out the a win on the final map and lost by a score of 2–3.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 4
The team rebounded two days later, as they defeated the Dallas Fuel by a 3–1 scoreline. The following week, Los Angeles first took on the Florida Mayhem. Despite Florida's DPS Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-woo breaking the record for most final blows in a map at 42, the Valiant were able to come out with a 2–1 win. The team's next match was on August 17, against the Boston Uprising. After winning the first two maps, the Valiant dropped map three. Map four, Havana, went to overtime rounds after both teams completed the map on their first attack, but the Valiant was able to come out with the map win and won the series, 3–1.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Regular season, Stage 4
For the final week of the season, the Valiant hosted the "Kit Kat Rivalry Weekend" at The Novo in Los Angeles. The Valiant needed a win in at least one of their final two matches in order to qualify for the season playoffs. For their first match of the weekend, Los Angeles faced the Los Angeles Gladiators in the "Battle for LA." The Valiant could not come out with the win, as they fell 1–3 to their in-town rivals. For their last match of the season, the team took on the San Francisco Shock for the "California Cup" on August 25. However, the Valiant could not take down the Shock, as they were swept 0–4 to end their season.


2019 Los Angeles Valiant season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:


2019 Los Cabos Open
The 2019 Los Cabos Open (also known as the Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex for sponsorship reasons) is an ATP tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts. It will be the 4th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It will take place in Los Cabos, Mexico from July 29 through August 4, 2019.


2019 Los Cabos Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Los Cabos Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2019 Los Cabos Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Los Cabos Open – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Hans Hach Verdugo and Dennis Novikov.


2019 Los Cabos Open – Doubles
Romain Arneodo and Hugo Nys won the title, defeating Dominic Inglot and Austin Krajicek in the final, 7–5, 5–7, [16–14].


2019 Los Cabos Open – Singles
Fabio Fognini was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Taylor Fritz.


2019 Los Cabos Open – Singles
Diego Schwartzman won the title, defeating Fritz in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–3.


2019 Los Cabos Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 Lotto–Soudal season
The 2019 season for the Lotto–Soudal cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2019 Loudoun United FC season
The 2019 Loudoun United FC season is Loudoun United FC's first season of existence, their first in the second-division of American soccer, and their 1st in the USL Championship. It is the first season since 2011 D.C. United will be fielding a reserve team.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Background
On July 18, 2018, the club was announced by USL and D.C. United as were the team's name, colors and crest. Loudoun United replaced Richmond Kickers as D.C.'s USL affiliate.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Review, Early season
On March 9, 2019, Loudoun United played their first USL Championship game, losing 0–2 against Nashville SC. The next week, Loudoun had their first goal in club history, when Griffin Yow scored in the 30th minute against Memphis 901 FC in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw. On April 3, it was announced that Loudoun would play in Audi Field for three "home away from home" games. Loudoun United won their first game in history when they beat New York Red Bulls II 3–1 on April 20, 2019.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Review, Early season
On May 3, Loudoun played their first "home away from home" game at Audi Field against Bethlehem Steel. The game ended in a 3–3 draw. On May 30, the current Head Coach, Richie Williams was hired by MLS side, New England Revolution for the role of assistant coach. Williams was then replaced by former academy director, Ryan Martin.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Review, Midseason
On August 9, Loudoun played their first game in their newly-constructed Segra Field against Charlotte Independence. The game ended in a 3–3 draw in front of 5,015 spectators. Loudoun won their first game at Segra Field on August 31, in a 4–0 against North Carolina FC.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Review, Late season
Loudoun won all of their 4 last regular season games. In their final regular season game, they played against the New York Red Bulls II at home, and won 7–3 in front of a crowd of 3,014 people. They finished their inaugural season in 12th place in the eastern conference and were just 4 points behind the playoffs line.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Club, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 8, 2019.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Competitions, USL Championship, Matches
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. All times are in Eastern time.


2019 Loudoun United FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, LUFC is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.


2019 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season
The 2019 season was Loughborough Lightning's fourth and final season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final. However, they lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final by 5 wickets.


2019 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season
The side was captained by Georgia Elwiss and coached by Rob Taylor. They played four of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground and one at Trent Bridge. Following the season, women's domestic cricket in England was reformed, with the creation of new "regional hubs", with Loughborough Lightning replaced by Lightning, which retained some elements of the original team but represent a larger area.


2019 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season, Squad
Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below. Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (6 August 2019).


2019 Louisiana Attorney General election
The 2019 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on  October 12, 2019 to elect the Attorney General of the state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 16, 2019. Incumbent  Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry ran for a second term.


2019 Louisiana Attorney General election
Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters could vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team
The 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by twenty-fifth year head coach Tony Robichaux.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team
This season would also be their last with Robichaux at the helm of the program. This came after Robichaux’s death on July 3, 2019 after suffering from a massive heart attack. Days prior to his death, the university hosted a prayer vigil at Russo Park in which hundreds of fans attended to pray for their coach. Robichaux's funeral procession passed through campus and around the Baseball stadium on the way to his burial in Crowley, Louisiana. During opening weekend of the 2020 season, former players of Robichaux unveiled a statue dedicated to him outside of the Tigue.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2019. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the West Division with 71 votes and 11 first-place votes.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Billy Napier. The Cajuns made it to the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game for the second consecutive year by winning the West Division, ultimately losing to Appalachian State by the score of 45–38. The Cajuns then defeated Miami (OH) in the LendingTree Bowl, to end the season with an overall record of 11–3. Following the season, head coach Billy Napier's contract was extended by two years, going into the 2025 season.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Previous Season
The Ragin' Cajuns completed the 2018 season 7–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a two-way tie for first place in the West Division, along with Arkansas State, in their first year of Divisional play in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns, winning their regular season game to Arkansas State, won the chance to play in the inaugural Sun Belt Conference Championship Game, losing to Appalachian State 30-19. The Cajuns, finishing second in the Sun Belt, were invited to play in the Cure Bowl, their first time. They played in-state rival Tulane and lost 41-24.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 18, 2019. Louisiana was picked to finish 1st in the West Division with 46 total votes and picked to finish second in the conference with 6 1st place votes behind Appalachian State's 7.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Schedule
The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, and South Alabama. The Cajuns will play host to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Troy.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Schedule
The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the four non-conference opponents at Cajun Field, Liberty Flames, and Independent school in Division I FBS Football and the Texas Southern Tigers of the SWAC, will travel to Mid-American Conference (MAC) member Ohio, and will play host to the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team
The 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by second year head coach Gerry Glasco.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team
The Cajuns' season ended in heartbreak after defeating Southeast Missouri State and Ole Miss early in the Oxford Regionals. They would go on to the Championship Game losing to Ole Miss 1-5 and forcing the game 7. In game 7, the Cajuns would rally back from 0-3 by a three-run homerun by Raina O'Neal. The Cajuns would take the lead at 4-3 before losing to Ole Miss after the Rebels scored 2 runs late in the 7th inning.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 1, 2019. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 98 votes and 8 first place votes.


2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/ USA Softball poll.


2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team
The 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played the majority of their home games at J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park. One weekend series was played at the baseball field at Ruston High School due to the deadly tornados that struck Ruston in April. In early May, it was declared that the university was looking into building a new stadium for the baseball team and that they would likely never use J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park again.


2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by seventh-year head coach Skip Holtz.


2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Previous Season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 campaign 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the West Division. The Bulldogs were invited to play in the Hawaii Bowl, their first time taking part in the annual Honolulu, Hawaii bowl game. They defeated hometown Hawaii and won their seventh overall bowl game by the score of 31-14.


2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Preseason, CUSA media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.


2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Schedule
Louisiana Tech announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.


2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Players drafted into the NFL
Undrafted free agents include: J'Mar Smith, signed by the New England Patriots


2019 Louisiana elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12, 2019 with a runoff on November 16, 2019 for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar top two primary system).


2019 Louisiana elections, Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards was re-elected for a second term in office.


2019 Louisiana elections, Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected for a second term in office.


2019 Louisiana elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry was re-elected for a second term in office.


2019 Louisiana elections, Louisiana State Legislature
Republicans gained a 2/3 majority in the State Senate, but in the State House, Democratic challenger Mack Cormier flipped HD 105 and independent Roy Daryl Adams retained his seat in HD 62, blocking the Republicans from gaining a supermajority and allowing John Bel Edwards to veto bills passed by the Legislature.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican businessman Eddie Rispone. Edwards became the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana to win re-election to a second consecutive term in 44 years since Edwin Edwards (no relation) in 1975. It was the closest Louisiana gubernatorial election since 1979.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election
Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. Because no candidate received an absolute majority of the vote during the primary election on October 12, 2019, a runoff election was held on November 16, 2019, between the top two candidates in the primary, Edwards and Rispone. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar top two primary system).


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background
On Edwards’ Inauguration Day in 2015, State House Republicans, in a break with tradition, elected their own speaker, Representative Taylor Barras of New Iberia, over Edwards' choice, Representative Walt Leger of New Orleans. This move was said to be orchestrated by House GOP Chairman Lance Harris, who was considered a potential gubernatorial 2019 candidate and was a frequent Edwards critic. Edwards and Republican Legislative leaders repeatedly clashed over budget, tax and spending measures.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background
Attorney General Jeff Landry was perhaps Edwards' most prominent detractor, filing multiple lawsuits against the governor and frequently criticizing him in the media. The two disagreed the most on social policies, such as Landry's staunch opposition to Edwards' executive order providing protections for LGBT workers of state government and contractors. Landry also assumed the leadership of David Vitter's Political Action Committee, the Louisiana Committee for a Republican Majority, the organisation that was widely considered instrumental to Clay Higgins' upset Congressional victory over Scott Angelle in 2016. Landry has closely aligned with President Donald Trump and attended Trump's 2017 State of the Union speech.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background
Edwards also become a favorite target of U.S. Representative Garret Graves, a Republican from Baton Rouge and former aide to Governor Bobby Jindal. Graves frequently criticized the governor during the state's response to the 2016 August floods in the state. The two notably sparred during a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, of which Graves is a member. Edwards' aides called the exchange a "political ambush" while Graves accused the governor of lying. Graves was also closely aligned with the Trump Administration and donated $300 to the Trump Inaugural fund. Graves also accompanied Vice President Mike Pence during a visit to parts of the Baton Rouge area in May 2017.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background
As the only Democratic Governor in the Deep South, Edwards and his agenda also been the target of numerous attacks from numerous groups affiliated with the national Republican Party such as America Rising and Americans for Prosperity. Edwards, declared himself to be unbothered by these groups, and went on to classify them as "a Washington, D.C., political action committee, trying to bring the never-ending campaign cycle to Louisiana."


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background
Aware of their gubernatorial ambitions, Edwards and his aides repeatedly spoofed both U.S. senator John Neely Kennedy and Landry during their traditional response skits at Baton Rouge's Gridiron Show.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background
According to fundraising reports filed in 2016, Edwards had raised close to $3.3 million for his 2019 re-election effort. By comparison, Landry had $544,000 on hand for a potential future campaign. Graves and Kennedy had yet to form separate entities for statewide campaigns per Louisiana Law.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Background
In the summer of 2017, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser announced that he would not be a candidate for governor in 2019, and had decided to run for re-election. Nungesser said that he had disclosed his plans to run for re-election to then Governor-elect John Bel Edwards during his transition period. During the fall of 2017, U.S. Representative Ralph Abraham was reported to be running polls and assembling a staff to enter the race.


2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Results, Jungle primary
According to the Louisiana Secretary of State more than 384,000 early votes were cast, a significant increase from the 2015 gubernatorial election in which 234,000 early votes were cast.


2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser won re-election to a second term.


2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system where all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. If no candidate had received an absolute majority of the vote during the primary election on October 12, 2019, a runoff election would have been held on November 16, 2019, between the top two candidates in the primary. (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).


2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team
The 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Warhawks play their home games at Warhawk Field. They are under the direction of second year head coach Michael Federico.


2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
On January 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Warhawks predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division.


2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team, Schedule and results
The 2019 ULM Warhawks baseball schedule was released on October 25, 2018. It features 28 games at Warhawk Field in Monroe, Louisiana, including a seven–game home stand in March. They will play 27 games against opponents who won 30 or more games in the 2018 season, and 13 games against teams who played in the NCAA Tournament last year (Army, Coastal Carolina, LSU, Mississippi State, Northwestern State, Southern Miss and Troy). They will also travel to Pensacola, Florida during the first weekend of March to play at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos baseball park.


2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
The 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Viator.


2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Preseason, Sun Belt media poll
The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on July 18, 2019. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish 3rd in the West Division with 27 total votes.


2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Schedule
Louisiana–Monroe announced its 2019 football schedule on March 1, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.


2019 Louisville Cardinals baseball team
The 2019 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his thirteenth year at Louisville.


2019 Louisville Cardinals baseball team, Schedule
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest. "()" represents postseason seeding in the ACC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.


2019 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the team's the first season under head coach Scott Satterfield. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium, formerly known as Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, in Louisville, Kentucky.


2019 Louisville Cardinals football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
In the preseason ACC media poll, Louisville was predicted to finish last in the Atlantic Division.


2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team
The 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his first season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 41st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team, Background
The 2018 Louisville men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–5–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record. The Cardinals were seeded fourth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Cardinals upset the number two seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and number one seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons along the way to their first ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title. The Cardinals earned an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Louisville was defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round.


2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team, Background
At the end of the season, one Cardinal men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Adam Wilson.


2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team, Background
Head Coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018


2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
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2019 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team
The 2019 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes, in her twentieth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 35th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2019 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team
The Cardinals finished the season 13–5–2, 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Lipscomb before losing to BYU in the Second Round.


2019 Louisville Cardinals women's soccer team, Squad, Roster
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2019 Louisville City FC season
The 2019 Louisville City FC season is the club's fifth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League Championship, which as of 2019 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.


2019 Louisville City FC season
This was Louisville City's final season at Louisville Slugger Field, a baseball park in downtown Louisville. The team will open the new Lynn Family Stadium in the nearby Butchertown neighborhood for the 2020 season.


2019 Louisville City FC season, Competitions, USL Championship, Results summary
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)


2019 Louisville City FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Louisville City entered the tournament in the Second Round, with their Cup opener played on May 15, 2019.


2019 Louth County Council election
A Louth County Council election was held in County Louth in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 29 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.


2019 Louth County Council election
The 2018 LEA boundary review committee altered the divisions used in the 2014 elections by splitting the ten-seat Drogheda Borough District into two LEAs. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors. Other LEA seat allocations were unchanged but boundary adjustments were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census. The changes were enacted by statutory instrument (S.I.) No . 626/2018 and tweaked by S.I. No. 6/2019.


2019 Louth County Council election
Following the elections Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil emerged as the join largest party with 7 seats. Sinn Féin lost 1 seat in Dundalk and 2 in Drogheda. Fianna Fáil gained a seat from Sinn Féin and also from the Green Party in Dundalk. Accounting for the defection of Kevin Callan after 2014, Fine Gael returned with 5 seats, a loss of 2 seats overall. The Labour Party increased their numbers by 1 seat to 3 by gaining another seat in Drogheda.


2019 Louth County Council election
Kevin Callan won a seat in each of the 2 Drogheda LEAs. He will now have to decide which one he wishes to represent. The casual vacancy was filled at a meeting of the full Council on 17 June 2019 by Declan Power, who had run for Fianna Fáil in 2019 but who had since quit the party.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship
The 2019 Louth Senior Football Championship is the 126th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship
Newtown Blues were the defending champions for the second time in a row after they defeated the Naomh Máirtín in the previous years final. They successfully defended their crown to claim a "3-in-a-row" of S.F.C. titles and their 23rd overall when defeating the same opposition by 2-9 to 1-9 at Drogheda Park on 20 October 2019.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship
This was St. Mochta's return to the senior grade after at 37 year absence (they were relegated from the S.F.C. to the I.F.C. back in 1982) when claiming the 2018 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title with a final victory over St. Fechin's.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship
Seán O'Mahony's were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2020 after a 5 year spell in the top-flight when losing to the O'Connells in the relegation final. Since winning 2014 I.F.C. the Point Road club reached two senior finals in 2015 and 2016, winning the latter against St. Mary's Ardee.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Relegation Play Off
The four bottom finishers from each group qualify for the relegation play off. The team to lose both matches will be relegated to the 2019 Intermediate Championship.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.


2019 Louth Senior Football Championship, Final
Originally scheduled for 13 October, the Louth S.F.C. final at Drogheda Park was postponed. It's understood the pitch was playable, but in the interest of spectator safety, with the grass bank soaked, the decision to call off the matches was taken. The final was re-fixed for the following Sunday.


2019 Loyola Marymount Lions men's soccer team
The 2019 Loyola Marymount Lions men's soccer team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 West Coast Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 16. It was the program's 41st season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 32nd season in the West Coast Conference. The 2019 season was Paul Krumpe's twenty-second year as head coach for the program.


2019 Loyola Marymount Lions men's soccer team, Roster
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2019 Lucas Oil 150
The 2019 Lucas Oil 150 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on November 8, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 150 laps on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 22nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 6.


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Background, Track
ISM Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. ISM Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Practice, First practice
Chandler Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.918 seconds and a speed of 133.740 mph (215.234 km/h).


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Practice, Final practice
Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.968 seconds and a speed of 133.492 mph (214.835 km/h).


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Qualifying
Austin Hill scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.021 seconds and a speed of 133.230 mph (214.413 km/h).


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Race, Summary
Austin Hill started on pole. Stewart Friesen was penalized for beating Hill to the start/finish line on the initial start. A caution flew on lap 2 for Brandon Jones spinning in turn 2, sending Friesen to the rear of the field on the restart. On the restart, Ben Rhodes took the lead when Hill was unable to keep up speed.


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Race, Summary
The caution flag flew for John Hunter Nemechek swerving below Kraus as they entered turn 3, hitting Kraus and sending him into the wall. Rhodes battled Chandler Smith on the restart, ultimately completing a pass and winning Stage 1.


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Race, Summary
Chastain struggled in Stage 2 as only his left-side tires were changed. Stage 2 was won by Jones, while Brett Moffitt secured a spot in the championship 4 due to having a significant points lead. This left Chastain, Friesen, Hill, and Matt Crafton battling for the remaining spots.


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Race, Summary
The final stage only saw one caution, occurring when Sam Mayer overdrove in a turn and collected Nemechek. On the restart, Friesen slipped his way through the pack and caught up to Jones, overtaking him with 4 laps remaining.


2019 Lucas Oil 150, Race, Summary
Jones attempted to take the lead, but Friesen successfully blocked him on the corners and held him off to win the race and a spot in the championship 4. Chastain and Crafton (with a 13 point and 6 point respective lead over the cutoff) secured the last two spots over Hill, whose stage points weren't enough to overtake Crafton for a spot. Tyler Ankrum was also eliminated due to not winning any stage points and falling too far behind in the race.


2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger
The 2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is the 1st edition of the tournament which is part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It takes place in Ludwigshafen, Germany between 1 and 7 July 2019.


2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger – Doubles
Nathaniel Lammons and Fernando Romboli won the title after defeating João Domingues and Pedro Sousa 7–6(7–4), 6–1 in the final.


2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger – Singles
Yannick Hanfmann won the title after defeating Filip Horanský 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2019 Ludwigshafen Challenger – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2019 Lunar New Year Cup
The 93th 2019 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 豬年賀歲盃; literally: "Year of the Pig Celebrate New Year Cup"), was the annual edition of the Lunar New Year Cup, held in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year in early January 2019. This year, four teams were invited to participate, playing two games each in a knockout tournament.


2019 Lunar New Year Cup, Format
The two semi-finals for the four participating teams were held on the first day of the Lunar New Year of Pig (5 February 2019). The winning teams entered the final and the losing teams play the third-place playoff (Both matches on the third day of the Lunar New Year, i.e. 7 February.) Draw in the semi-finals and third-place playoff were settled by penalty shootout directly, that means no extra time would be played. For the final, a thirty-minute extra time would be played after a draw. A further draw would lead to the penalty shootout.


2019 Lunar New Year Cup, Squads, Sagan Tosu
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2019 Lunar New Year Cup, Squads, Auckland City
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2019 Lunar New Year Cup, Squads, Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Luton Borough Council election
The 2019 Luton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Luton Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Luzon earthquake
On April 22, 2019, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines, leaving at least 18 dead, 3 missing and injuring at least 256 others. Despite the fact that the epicenter was in Zambales, most of the damage to infrastructure occurred in the neighboring province of Pampanga, which suffered damage to 29 buildings and structures.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Earthquake
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) initially reported an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 striking at 17:11 PST with an epicenter two kilometers N 28° E of Castillejos, Zambales. The report was later revised to an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 with epicenter 18 kilometers N 58° E of Castillejos.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Earthquake
The fault from which the earthquake originated is yet to be determined, with geologists focusing on two nearby fault systems, the Iba Fault and the East Zambales Fault, trying to ascertain the source of the earthquake.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Casualties
As of April 29, 2019, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council confirmed 18 deaths, 3 people missing and 256 injuries. Of the 18 reported dead, 5 were reported in the collapsed Chuzon Supermarket in the municipality of Porac, 7 were reported elsewhere in the town, 2 in Lubao, 1 in Angeles City, and 1 in San Marcelino, Zambales.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects
State seismologists said that Zambales had been spared from the earthquake destruction, despite the location of the epicenter being there, although the reports of fatalities and the damage have yet to be received by the local authorities. The neighboring province of Pampanga suffered damage to 29 structures/buildings and was the area most affected by the earthquake, due to the province sitting on soft sediment and alluvial soil.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects
According to Pampanga governor Lilia Pineda, several structures in the province were damaged by the quake, including Chuzon Supermarket, a 4-story supermarket in Porac, The Bataan-Pampanga boundary arch, the main terminal of Clark International Airport, as well as old churches in Lubao and Porac, where the stone bell tower of the 19th-century Santa Catalina de Alejandria Church collapsed.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects
Due to the collapse of the 4-story Chuzon Supermarket, the Department of the Interior and Local Government had to suspend all business permits of Chuzon Supermarket and its branches, as well as to conduct an investigation regarding the collapse of the 4-storey commercial establishment, which was built 4 years ago. Some branches resumed operations in 2020. There have been at least 421 aftershocks reported but only 8 were felt. In Central Luzon, 5 dams were damaged and in need of immediate repairs, with an estimated cost of 20 million pesos, according to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects
PHIVOLCS stated that the volcano Mount Pinatubo, located near the earthquake's epicenter, has not shown any "anomalous activity". Pinatubo is known for its major eruption in 1991, which may have been related to a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake in 1990. PHIVOLCS added that the earthquake could not trigger an eruption of Pinatubo, explaining that the volcano's magma supply has not sufficiently replenished since 1991 to allow for an eruption.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects
On April 25, the Philippine National Police (PNP) released the CCTV footage of the collapsed Chuzon Supermarket; the video shows the actual collapse of the second floor of the building just 10 seconds after the earthquake.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects, Power
Power outages were reported in the provinces of Bataan, La Union, Pampanga and Pangasinan. They were also experienced in parts of Quezon, Batangas, Camarines Sur and Sorsogon, where power supply has since been restored. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued an alert level at yellow status on the Luzon grid after the initial earthquake.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects, Schools, colleges and universities
Following the earthquake, classes in all levels were suspended. Numerous schools, universities and colleges that were affected by the earthquake announced class suspension for April 23 and 24. The Department of Education ordered the thorough inspection of school buildings and facilities in the affected areas. A 10-story building of Emilio Aguinaldo College along United Nations Avenue in Manila was reported to have tilted and leaned onto the adjacent building, causing its fiberglass terrace to hit the other building. Soil liquefaction underneath the building was seen as probable causes. One lane of United Nations Avenue was closed to vehicular traffic to ensure the safety of motorists. An assessment team composed of private and local government structural engineers stated that the building's structural integrity remains intact.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Damage and effects, Transport
Train services in Metro Manila were halted followed by an extensive inspection. All lines were closed for the rest of the day. Train services were expected to resume when the inspection results came out with the findings that the railway system sustained no damage. A crack on the girder was reported at the Line 2 Recto Station, but it came from an existing damage and was not earthquake related according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). It was also superficial in nature.


2019 Luzon earthquake, Rescue efforts
The authorities began the search and rescue operations for the survivors in the collapsed supermarket in Porac; however, the operation was suspended when a 4.5-magnitude aftershock hit the neighboring town in Castillejos, Zambales on April 24 at 2:02 am (PST).


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes
A series of general strikes was coordinated on March 25, 2019 by Lyft and Uber drivers in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, California, United States led by rideshare advocate group Rideshare Drivers United. The strikes aimed to protest low wages, long hours, working conditions, and lack of benefits. The event was planned following Lyft's initial public offering. A second strike took place on May 8, 2019 in anticipation of Uber's initial public offering. The strike in response to Uber's IPO took place in 25 major cities across the United States, and were also joined by drivers in other locations worldwide where Uber operates.


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, Background
Both Lyft and Uber are ridesharing companies. Drivers, serve as independent contractors to Uber and Lyft and provide rides to individuals, similar to taxicab companies. Users are able to request or drive for both companies by downloading a smartphone app. Drivers are required to undergo an initial background check and vehicle inspection to make sure they are properly licensed and have a vehicle that is adequate for the company's standards. Drivers then link to a banking account so that Uber and Lyft can pay drivers for their service. A certain proportion of the rider’s fare goes to the company for administrative support while another goes to the driver for providing the trip.


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, Background
In addition, both companies offer various transportation services beyond peer-to-peer ridesharing. Uber offers food delivery service via Uber Eats, and in select cities, Lyft offers scooter sharing (similar to Lime and Bird).


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, Background
Both companies, while having multi-billion dollar investments have alleged to be perpetually losing money, with the goal of investors not to make money, but to capture the market share of transportation services, particularly as a replacement to personal automobile use and mass transportation use. The launch of Lyft's initial public offering (IPO) and  drivers' pay cuts in Early 2019 led to the first strikes occurring in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, Background
The planned strikes came in response to Lyft's decision to go public as a for-profit corporation, while Uber followed suit later that year. The rationale is that most, if not all of Uber and Lyft's profits are income derived from drivers who work for low wages, no benefits, and who are misclassified workers, rather than earned by executives who manage infrastructure.


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, Strikes
The first major 24-hour strike was held simultaneously, in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco on March 25, 2019, the day Lyft went public and following a pay-cut announcement from Uber. This prompted both companies to announced financial allocations for driver bonuses, which the California based Rideshare Drivers United union says is inadequate, and still only amounts to a pay of $8.55 per hour. As of mid 2019, all bonuses offered were removed from drivers pay incentives, including the drivers share of Ubers’s “surge”, or Lyft’s “prime” pricing for passengers during busy commute times. The companies still charge riders the higher fares, but have stopped sharing those profits with drivers.


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, Strikes
After drivers’ earlier strike against Lyft, a second 24 hour strike was planned on May 8, 2019. This strike included not just California drivers, but drivers from 25 major cities across the US, and was also joined by several other international locations where Uber operates, inciting a highly publicized worldwide strike against Uber Technologies, Inc. The May 8 date was chosen as it coincides with Uber's IPO, which was estimated to raise the company $9 billion. In addition to Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, drivers went on strike in Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., and were also joined by drivers from several international locations where Uber operates.


2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, Demands
In California, Uber and Lyft drivers demanded that the companies pay their drivers a base minimum wage of $27.86 an hour, so that pay after expenses, such as gas and toll roads, would be at least $17.22, allowing drivers to keep up with the rising cost of living in their cities. Further demands include overtime pay, sick pay, accrued paid time off and paid family leave, a voice on the job through a driver-led union, safety measures to be implemented protecting both driver and passenger safety, and healthcare benefits.


2019 Lyon bombing
The 2019 Lyon bombing took place on 24 May 2019 in Lyon, France. The bomb exploded near a bakery on a busy street and the blast wounded 14 people. Eleven victims were sent to hospitals. The youngest victim was an eight-year-old girl who suffered light injuries. Police authorities closed the nearby Victor Hugo and Bellecour metro stations.


2019 Lyon bombing, Investigation
Authorities opened an inquiry to investigate the incident as a terrorist attack. According to experts, the explosive used for the bomb was of a type which has been used in jihadist attacks in France such as the November 2015 Paris attacks.